# HOSTAGE INTERNATIONAL

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161072
- **Other names:** HOSTAGE, HOSTAGE UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 26, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1161072


## Contact

- **Address:** Brigham House, High Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
- **Postcode:** SG18 0LD
- **Phone:** 0845 608 1360
- **Email:** info@hostageinternational.org
- **Website:** www.hostageinternational.org



## Activities

**Objects:** The Objects of the CIO are:To relieve the suffering of victims of hostage-taking (which expression shall include kidnapping and abduction) and of state-perpetrated arbitrary detentions, being the hostages or detainees and their families or the released hostages or detainees and their families by:(a) Providing support to the hostages or detainees and their families during and after a hostage-taking or arbitrary detention;(b) Providing education and training relating to the support of victims of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention and similar incidents; (c) Advocating for better support for the victims of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention; and(d) Advancing public knowledge and understanding of hostage-taking and arbitrary detention and their effects.  Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

**Activities:** Hostage International provides practical and emotional support and specialist services to families during and after the kidnap of a loved one, and to hostages after they return home. Hostage International also offers education and training for organisations on family support and hostage reintegration, and advocates for improved government and organisational policy and practice on hostage issues.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Australia
- Canada
- Lebanon
- Netherlands
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Claire Browne |  | July 23, 2018 |
| Donald Melville McGown |  | March 4, 2025 |
| Elisabeth Anne Bassett |  | Feb. 27, 2018 |
| James Brandon |  | March 4, 2025 |
| Jantine Van Herwijnen |  | March 4, 2025 |
| Niall Andrew McEnery MacGinnis |  | March 4, 2025 |
| Pulina Whitaker |  | Nov. 5, 2018 |
| Sarah Katharine Gleadall |  | March 4, 2025 |




